Famous Anxiety Sufferers

You are not alone...

Anxiety and Panic attack sufferers are not alone. Even the "rich and famous" suffer from anxiety. The pressures of a job, long hours, excessive travel, and "living large" take their toll on anyone regardless of age or gender. Anxiety sufferers seem to be getting younger, more people are learning about their anxiety, and the condition can strike anyone at any time. It helps to know that you are not alone. Here is a list of dozens of famous people who are reported to have suffered from anxiety:

Abraham Lincoln (president)

Al Kasha (songwriter)

Alanis Morisette (singer)

Alfred Lord Tennyson (poet)

Ann Wilson (singer - 'Heart')

Anne Tyler (author)

Anthony Hopkins (actor)

Aretha Franklin (singer)

Barbara Bush (former First Lady - U.S.)

Barbara Gordon (filmmaker)

Barbra Streisand (singer, actress)

Beverly Johnson (supermodel)

Bonnie Raitt (musician)

Burt Reynolds (actor)

Calista Flockhart (actress: Ally McBeal)

Carly Simon (singer)

Charles Schultz (cartoonist)

Charlotte Bronte (author)

Cher (singer, actress)

Courtney Love (singer, actress)

Dave Stewart (singer – 'Eurythmics')

David Bowie (singer)

Dean Cain (actor)

Deanna Carter (singer)

Delta Burke (actress)

Dick Clark (Television personality)

Donny Osmond (entertainer)

Earl Campbell (football star)

Edie Falco (actress)

Edward Munch (artist)

Emily Dickinson (poet)

Eric Clapton (musician)

Gary Mc Donald (Australian actor)

Howard Stern (radio host)

Howie Mandel (comic)

Isaac Asimov (author)

James Garner (actor)

Jim Eisenreich (baseball)

Joan Rivers (actress)

John Candy (comedian, actor)

John Cougar Mellencamp (musician, actor)

John Madden (sports announcer)

John Steinbeck (author)

John Stuart Mill (philosopher)

Johnny Depp (actor)

Jordan and Jonathon Knight ('New Kids on the Block')

Kim Basinger (actress)

Lani O'Grady (actress)

Leila Kenzle (actress)

Lucille Ball (actress, singer)

Marie Osmond (entertainer)

Marty Ingels (comedian)

Michael Crichton (writer)

Michael English (singer)

Michael Jackson (singer)

Naomi Campbell (supermodel)

Naomi Judd (singer)

Nicholas Cage (actor)

Nicole Kidman (actress)

Nikola Tesla (inventor)

Olivia Hussey (actress)

Oprah Winfrey (host, actress)

Pete Harnisch (baseball star)

Ray Charles (musician)

Rebecca Gibney (Australian actress)

Ricky Williams (NFL - Miami Dolphins)

Robert Burns (poet)

Robert McFarlane (former National Security Advisor - U.S.)

Robin Quivers (radio host)

Roseanne Barr (comedian)

Sally Field (actress)

Sam Shepard (playwright)

Shecky Greene (comedian)

Sheryl Crow (musician)

Sigmund Freud (psychiatrist)

Simon Palomares (Australian actor/comedian)

Sir Isaac Newton (scientist)

Sir Laurence Olivier (actor)

Sissy Spacek (actress)

Susan Powter (TV host)

Susie O'Neill (Gold Medallist swimmer)

Tom Snyder (host)

Tony Dow (actor director)

W.B. Yeats (poet)

Willard Scott (weatherman)

Winona Ryder (actress)

Winston Churchill (World leader)

Helpful tools. . . .

Famous and not-so-famous, anxiety can attack any of us at any time - for no apparent reason. It has been shown that regular diaphragmatic breathing can eliminate panic attacks entirely in some people. In others, breathing correctly has greatly reduced the frequency and intensity of their attacks. Remembering to practice breathing skills is hard for me, especially when I am anxious, so I use a breathing reminder called The BreathMinder